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- Arianne Phosphate Inc. (TSX-V: DAN; OTCQX: DRRSF) develops and plans to mine phosphate deposits at its flagship Lac à Paul project in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, one of the world's largest greenfield igneous phosphate resources; the project targets production of approximately 3 million tonnes per year of high-purity apatite concentrate grading 39% P2O5 with minimal contaminants for use in fertilizers, food additives, animal feeds, and lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries. The company also advances a downstream purified phosphoric acid (PPA) facility designed to produce up to 350,000 tonnes annually of battery- and food-grade PPA—the largest such capacity outside China—alongside 220,000 tonnes of secondary phosphoric acid for specialty fertilizers and animal feeds, leveraging the region's igneous phosphate for superior conversion ratios and low-cost operations that generate byproducts including gypsum and electricity. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Chicoutimi (Saguenay), Quebec, Arianne operates solely in Canada with a fully permitted Lac à Paul mine poised to serve global markets amid rising demand for Western-sourced phosphate critical minerals. Recent developments include a June 2024 prefeasibility study affirming the PPA facility's US$4.5 billion pre-tax NPV and competitive economics; a strategic investment in October 2024 from a major global mining company to fund downstream advancement; a November 2025 partnership via memorandum of understanding with Travertine Technologies for PPA production technologies tailored to LFP batteries; conditional approval for Canadian government support; and enhanced management roles in September 2025 to accelerate project development amid strong 2024 phosphate market conditions driven by LFP battery growth and fertilizer needs, with 2025 priorities focused on partner due diligence, ratio optimizations, cost reductions, and investor outreach.